#EDED8B#EDED8B
#EDED8B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.804; OKLCH L 92.5% C 0.121 H 108.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDED8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 237, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 73%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 41%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 41.4%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.88, -13.75, 47.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.88, 49.32, 106.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.52% -0.0384 0.1145) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.52% 0.121 108.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.8706, 80.4385, 36.2666) |
| Luminance | 0.8044 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.98
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.41
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.83
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.95
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 4.39
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDED8B #8B8BED
analogous
#EDBC8B #EDED8B #BCED8B
triadic
#EDED8B #8BEDED #ED8BED
tetradic
#EDED8B #8BEDBC #8B8BED #ED8BBC
square
#EDED8B #8BEDBC #8B8BED #ED8BBC
split-complementary
#EDED8B #8BBCED #BC8BED
monochromatic
#DCDC22 #E5E556 #EDED8B #F5F5C0 #FBFBE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.23
#EDED8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.09
#EDED8B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDED8B
17.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDED8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDED8B | 1.00 | 1.23 | 17.09 | 17.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FBE683
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDEA8F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAE2D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E8E8E8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eded8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 237, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.5% 0.121 108.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4f2ae',
500: '#eded8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eded8b; $custom-light: #f4f2ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eded8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 237,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 73.134,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92521,
"c": 0.12075,
"h": 108.5
},
"luminance": 0.80437
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDED8B
secondary
#5454C8
accent
#10D510
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF7
border
#D7D6D0
text
#171610
muted
#858581